Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 123 Han and Hungarian Armistice
Footsteps sounded, and a Hun came in, and saluted Zhao Wuming respectfully: "The envoys of the Huns, Lan Shi and Lan Chengde, have seen the Lord of Seoul."

"The envoys come from far away, but they don't know whether the nobles are in war or peace."Zhao Wuming looked directly at Lan Chengde.

Lan Chengde looked over without showing any sign of weakness: "Shanyu's original words, since the Lord of Seoul likes the central grasslands, why don't our family give them to them?"

"In this way, the messenger came to discuss peace."A smile flashed across the corner of Zhao Wuming's mouth.

Lan Chengde bowed solemnly to Zhao Wuming: "As long as the lord of Seoul can return the Youxian King of our clan and the captured civil and military officials, our clan is willing to make an agreement with Seoul that they will not invade each other within five years."

"Five years?".Zhao Wuming seemed to feel something from this age limit.

Seeing Zhao Wuming's expression, Lan Chengde pointed to the east: "My family promises not to take the initiative to attack Seoul within the next five years. Of course, what the Donghu people will do, our family Shanyu can't decide."

"Donghu? It seems that you Shanyu has a good plan. It's a soldier to let me block Donghu for you."Han Xin instantly heard the meaning of Lan Chengde's words, and questioned him.

Lan Chengde couldn't help laughing loudly: "If your city of Seoul is afraid of Donghu, just don't stop it. Even if they annex your city of Seoul, our family will not be afraid of it."

"The envoy's words are wrong. We in Seoul only need to open a road so that Donghu can lead directly to your Xiongnu. Why bother to stop Donghu's soldiers for you."Hearing Lan Chengde's loud laughter, Xiao He deliberately asked him back.

Lan Chengde put away his laughter, and looked at Xiao He: "Even if you are in Seoul, let go of a passage that allows the Donghu army to lead to our clan, so it doesn't matter to our clan. I just don't know, the Donghu army will attack our clan first. Or take the opportunity to swallow your Seoul first."

"There is no need to talk about it. I agree with the five-year agreement proposed by the noble. The envoy can go to rest first and feel the prosperity of my city. The matter of returning the noble's civil and military officials and Youxian King will be let alone later. The prime minister proceeded to make arrangements."A virtual interface emerges, and a line of writing emerges.The battlefield state is lifted, and the city relocation order returns to normal.Three hours later, they were forced to return to the outskirts of Xindu.After reading the handwriting, Zhao Wuming didn't dare to waste too much time, and directly told Lan Chengde his final decision.

Lan Chengde was taken aback for a moment, he thought it would take a lot of talking, and even their Lan family wanted to give Seoul a certain amount of benefits.It was only in this way that Seoul released King Youxian and other civil and military officials, but it was unexpected that the Lord of Seoul would agree so easily.Thinking of this, fearing that Zhao Wuming would go back on his word, he hurriedly saluted: "The foreign minister resigns."

"Do not send".After Zhao Wuming saw Lan Chengde go out, he looked around Xiao He, Han Xin and the others: "The order to move the city has returned to normal. After an hour and a half, I will be forced to return to the outskirts of Xindu. Time is running out and political affairs will be discussed first."

"promise".Xiao He and the others suddenly realized, and bowed to Zhao Wuming.

Everyone thought about the situation, and Han Xin looked at Zhao Wuming to analyze the situation: "The north is the extreme north, and the Ding Ling clan is entrenched here. Because it is too cold, it is sparsely populated. It can be said that our city has almost no enemies on the northern line. Send [-] troops to build pass defenses. That’s enough. The West is the Xiongnu, and the Huns are powerful. Although they are at war with Ding Ling, they have agreed to an armistice with our city, but they must be guarded. You can leave [-] soldiers and horses to garrison them as a warning. The East is Donghu, which is We are the enemy of Seoul. If Donghu does not get rid of it, we will be restless in Seoul. In view of Donghu's power, and at this time, we are at war with Yan. Our army can station [-] troops on the east front. In addition to the south, Linhu and Loufan , the specific circumstances have not yet been investigated.”

"For the general's proposal, the minister objected."After Han Xin finished speaking, Xiao He immediately objected.

Zhao Wuming looked at Xiao He with a look of surprise: "Could it be that what the general said is wrong?".

"What the general said is certainly good, but it's a pity that he didn't consider things other than the military."After Xiao He finished speaking, he looked at Shen Wansan: "You can tell my lord in detail what I have gained in Seoul during this period of time."

"My lord, our army has captured the Xiongnu and Donghu, and there is a lot of food and supplies. If all of them are used for marching and fighting, they can support an army of 200 million for seven years. I have discussed with the prime minister in private. After this battle, the Xiongnu The food and supplies on the western front are all empty. Donghu’s food and supplies on the eastern front have also fallen into our hands. If they don’t allocate food and supplies from the rest of the defense line, it will take at least three years to save for the people’s recuperation. So in terms of material , Donghu and Xiongnu will be unable to attack our city of Seoul within three years."Shen Wansan talked eloquently to Zhao Wuming.

Zhao Wuming was shocked after hearing this: "Donghu only stockpiled food in the south and west. At this time, the food and supplies on the western front have fallen into my hands. If Donghu wants to launch the western expedition immediately, he must transfer grain from the south. It's a pity that he is alone. I heard that Donghu and Yan State have a bloody feud. It may not be easy for Donghu to transfer food from the southern route."

"In this way, Donghu will not pose a threat to our city for at least three years, and the Xiongnu even agreed to a five-year truce with our city. The Ding Ling clan in the extreme north is fighting a decisive battle with the Huns. Find a way to calmly break through this crisis."Chen Ping listened to everyone's conversation, and made a summary analysis of their words.

Han Xin kept thinking in his heart, and looked at Zhao Wuming for a while: "My lord, it seems that our army's defense on the northern, western, and eastern fronts is enough for the reserve army."

"Ding Ling on the northern front and the Xiongnu on the western front don't need to think about it at this time. Donghu and Yan are at war. I don't know what the situation is. Therefore, our city should not invade Donghu, so as not to completely anger Donghu. To promote Donghu and Yan to negotiate peace, In this way, our city will face the power of Donghu's whole clan."After Zhang Liang finished speaking, he paused for a moment, as if organizing words in his mind: "Since this is the case, the north, west, and east are indisputable. The south is Loufan and Linhu. The two countries are geographically connected to each other. My city is opposite to the two countries. And completely ignorant. Going south rashly may cause the two countries to unite."

Zhang Liang thought again and proposed to Zhao Wuming: "My lord, since I have so much food and supplies in Seoul, why don't I send someone to inquire about Lin Hu and Lou Fan? Taking advantage of the fact that Ding Ling, Xiongnu, and Donghu have no time to take care of me At the time of the city, expand the soil to the south."

"Explore the soil to the south?".Zhao Wuming fell into deep thought, listening to Zhang Liang's analysis, going south is indeed a good choice.

Chen Ping seemed to have caught something, and a gleam of joy appeared on his face: "It's better to attack Loufan than to fight Linhu. If Loufan can be suppressed, you can lead the army to the south and welcome the return of the lord with the gift of a king. Declare our strength, and secondly, as the son of the lord Zhao, we can quickly strengthen cooperation with the countries of the Central Plains. Once Zhao Guo stationed troops in the north, Lin Hu would not dare to move. When we take the opportunity to go to Yan State and meet to attack Donghu, then we will Seoul will grow stronger again, and the Huns will not be afraid."

"The most urgent task is to find out the detailed situation of Loufan and Linhu."Hearing Chen Ping's analysis, Han Xin was shocked. He didn't expect to be able to break the crisis like this.

(End of this chapter)